Q4

[schroeder.franzi]

Hi,
I thought that the passage was a relatively easy one. However, I got Question 4 wrong. I usually have great difficulties answering the questions concerning the purpose of a particular line in the text.

I understand why D is supported in the text. However, i dont really get why C is not supported. Could not we assume that the causal talk was a part of her conventions? line 35 also states that she derived her style through the imitation of earlier works. So all in all I though that if we take both together we could infer that she substituted her conventions for the aesthetic principles of the past (c).

How do I know when my inferences regarding these questions are too big and when they are too small? I always seem to miss the golden middle.

Thanks in advance.

Franzi

[tommywallach]

Hey Franzi,

Indeed, line 35 says that she derived her style by imitating earlier works. That would mean the "closed system" imitates the aesthetic principles of the past. But (C) says that the closed system "substitutes its own conventions for the aesthetic principles of the past." But it doesn't! It actually shares those old aesthetic principles.

Hope that helps!

-t

[shen8115]

Hi! Could you explain what you meant by "it actually shares those old aesthetic principles"? I understand why D is correct, but I still dont quite get why C is incorrect. Thanks!